tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post5190932040398659808..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: "BUT, WE HAVE GUIDELINES" DON'T WE?Gracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-12209422492972225032015-03-03T09:06:25.368-06:002015-03-03T09:06:25.368-06:00Richard, as a NY UJA-Federation Board member I can...Richard, as a NY UJA-Federation Board member I can advise you that about 5 or 6 years ago the then most senior professionals decided that we, as Board members, were just "too busy" with other responsibilities to be "bothered" with oversight of affiliates. Many NY Fed Board members served on those affiliate Boards. The problem with the professionals' decision was two-fold: the NY UJA Board acquiesced in the professionals' decision by silence and just look at the mess we are in now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-49868740233815999462015-03-02T18:46:28.400-06:002015-03-02T18:46:28.400-06:00It would, IMHO, be a bad move to devolve fiscal ov...It would, IMHO, be a bad move to devolve fiscal oversight to Federations. Federations must demand accountability mechanisms centered in hands on boards of directors coupled with published and legally accepted financial standards. Vigilance begins on the front line of the board of directors.<br />I would be remiss in not saying that precisely among the direct service staff of the mentioned agencies, from project leaders to supervisors on down, are the best, most effective and most dedicated staff one can imagine. They, their clients and the community at large, have been betrayed and are the true victims of these shandes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-34865585156786037832015-03-02T14:32:54.553-06:002015-03-02T14:32:54.553-06:00All of us in federation work know that when suppor...All of us in federation work know that when supported agencies fail or there is malfeasance -- even if the agencies are mere grantees -- the likelihood is that federation will be the one suffering the consequences the most serious of which is diminished trust. Therefore, it is federation that must be the one that assures and insures trust through heightened oversight. It seems as if at some point New York UJA-Federation just decided to drop the ball. And no one -- staff or lay or both --is held accountable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com